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= The Federation requires a status report. =

Choose a Team reporter to place your team responses here. (Carolyn Hanych - Thomas Hickey - Michael Balichik - Misty Gormly - Drew Welch)

=Mini-Mission 1: Advocating and Implementing Project Based Learning=
 * Reflect on what you have learned about the structure, components, and rationale for project based learning and complete this mission:**
 * 1) Provide a rational for why PBL will be more successful methodology than conventional means of lecture and large class discussion.
 * 2) Provide possible PBL projects for each of the subjects taught: math, social studies, science and Antiquan language arts.
 * 3) Provide either a short jingle to help the Antiquans remember project based learning or an illustration that would help the Antiquans remember project based learning.

1. Why is PBL a more successful methodology than conventional method? Students are more engaged, real-world connections, ownership, building on 21st Century skills (collaboration), authentic learning, meeting their learning style/needs, digital natives, presenting to an audience raises the quality of the work, higher order thinking, traditional model is recall, long-term retention.



2. Example PBL Projects:

Health/Math/Language Arts: Evaluate weight room and determine costs, need, etc... and have students report information the school board for possible update to weight room.

Science: Students become weather forecasters and compare and chart weather patterns for the past five years in the school district. Then students would write a weather report and present to the district what they believe the weather would be by predicting outcomes of research

Computer Science Class:Redesign the configuration of an existing desktop computer lab, presented in front of stakeholders. Final outcome is for students to actually do the work to redesign the lab.

Computer Science: Design the networking for the school. All research and applications done by students.

Language Arts: While reading Lord of the Flies, students become their own group. They must create their own shelter, find their own food, and figure out a way to either get rescued or create laws to survive.

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=Mini-Mission 2: Wisdom of the Crowd: Next Steps= After analyzing and synthesizing the ideas on your chart, work together as a team to wordsmith 5-10 measurable next steps around implementation of your category

=TIME to Plan/Collaborate=

1. **Virtual Coaching:** Create professional development or collaboration time online a. Create a district wiki with subsections for departments, grade levels, buildings, etc... 1. Tutorials for applications 2. Plethora of lesson plans in varying content

2. **Professional Learning Communities:** Common meeting place and time for teachers to have PD on PBL and technology integrated lessons and sharing best practices a. Internally- Common planning time within departments, PD during school day w/o students b. Externally- Summers, listservs, consortium

3. **Student Tech Support Team:** Assist with teacher/student issues and questions

4. **Efficient Use of Time through innovative Scheduling**: Implement block scheduling that provides more time to implement PBL and tech integration projects.

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=Mini-Mission 3: Know Your Support Systems - Full Speed Ahead= The results of the survey are here. We suggest that you save a copy of this spreadsheet so that you can sort it as you wish to be able to analyze the responses. (Team, Room, IU, etc)

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=Mini-Mission 4: Model Lessons and Galactic "Monsters"=


 * Reflection on Model Lessons:** Use the Discussion tab to respond.

Discuss these prompts with your teammates
 * Battling the Galactic "Monster" Discussions**
 * What strategies you have used to overcome the "monsters"?
 * Who are some of the key people in the district who MUST be on your side in order to be successful?
 * As you share your strategies, consider using some for your Individual Mission

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=Mini-Mission 5: Presentation to the Federation= After you have reflected (and revised?) your project, post it below. Either upload the file, embed the project, or post a link to your project.

Link to the project http://technologycoachhelpdesk.wikispaces.com/

//**Note**//: The Individual Instructional Coach Mission (IICM) should be uploaded to your specific IU page here. Please save your mission (document, podcast, movie, prezi, etc. ) with your name.

Post Final Team Mission Projects Here:
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